Rail-tie.



l, H. STOTLEMEYER & I. B. HUNTER.

RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.20. I915.

1,177,735. Patented Apr. 4,1916.

IBIVINTORS ATTOR N EY THB COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH .60., WASHlNGTON, D. c

UNITED STATES rATENT orrios.

TJUH'N'H. sToT'LEMEYn'n, or WiIiK-I NSBURG, AND JAMES B. HUNTER, or iITTSBURGH,

PENNSYLVANIA.

BAIL-TIE. J

i To all whomit' 'mdy concern:

invented g'certainnew and 'useful Improveinentsin Rail-Tiesbf which the following is a specifi'cation. i 7

Our present invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in rail "ties, and more particularly comprehends novel rail securing means therefor; and as its primary object, it contemplates the provision of 'a novel device of this nature wherein the body structure is cut out to provide suitablerail seats and improved rail engaging means to be movable longitudinally with respect to the body froma point at the ends of the body whereby a secu're connection between the rails and the tie may be attained. I A further object of my invention is to pi'ovidea device of the type in question that is extremely simple in construction, strong and durable, and highly practical from both the standpoint of the manufacturer and the standpoint of .the user; and' which, it is believed, may be manufactured at a comparatively low co'st. I

Various "other objects and advantages will beceme apparent during the continua nce "of the following description. p r The above and other objects which will b'ecbme apparent, are accomplished by such means asare shown intheir preferred form in the accompanying :drawings, described in the renewin specification and then more specificall pointed out in the appended claims. 7

In the accompanying drawings wherein like 'eha racter's designate "like parts throughout the several views; Figure 1 is a view in longitudinalsection showing our improved rail tie in its preferred embodiment. Fig. 2

is aview in horizontal section. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view illustrating in detail. the method of clamping the rails. Fig. 45 is a view in "detail illustrating an improved wedge lock that is employed. Fig. 5 is a view in transverse section showing the relative when of the rail i-n .det t'ed lines; Fig.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

6 is a View in end elevation, the rail-also beingshown in dotted lines.

In the accompanying drawings, our invention' has been shown only in its preferred embodiment and therefore it is to be under- Patented Apr. 4,1916.

Application fild Aug'ust20, 1915.. Serial No. 46,476. I

stood that the following description is only I H purported to relate bodiment. V V

The numeral 10 designates the body of the tie which is preferably in the form of a tubular metallic structure having its ends closed by caps 11. There is, undoubtedly, a decided advantage in having a tubular body to such preferred emstructure instead of a structure square, or

oblong incross section. structure of'this type is not only much more economical to manufacture, butwhen in use forms a more efficient support for the rails, by reason of its high coefiicient of. elasticity. Still it will be understood that this is but the preferred embodiment of our invention and that the form of bodystructure maybe varied in consistence with the scope of the subjoined claims.

The body 10 preferably contains a ballast, which, in the present embodiment is shown in the form of a layer of concrete 12 that extends the entire length thereof and approximately half of the height. The added weight at this point serves to retain the per edge of the body it will be understood that all lateral movement thereof, commonly known asspreading'of the rails, will be pre-- vented. While this structure absolutely eliminates all danger of the spreading of the rails it will be appreciated that the employment of rail spikes or other analogous fastening members is not necessitated. It is of course desirable to provide means for securing the rails in this position particularly to prevent the upward movement of theends ofthe rails during the passage of rolling stock thereover. The structure pre" viously pointed out retains the rails against both lateral and downward pressure. means that are shown for accomplishing this result consist of a pair of metallic brace rods 15 and 16, one end of each rod being suitably bent as at 17 to engage the base flange of the opposite rails while the other ends are passed through suitable openings in and extend some distance beyond opposite ones in the caps 11. While the rods are so bent as to engage the outer edge of the base flange of the opposite rails 14 each is further provided with a suitably attached clamp 18 which clamps engage the inner edges of the base flanges. In other words each of the rods 15 and 16 is capable of engaging the outer portion of the base flange on one of the rails and the inner portion of the base flange on the other of the rails. Consequently as the free ends of the rods project through opposite caps 11 it will be understood that, by applying the desired stress thereto, the rails may be securely locked in position. To this end each of the rods is provided with aslot 19 adjacent the outer end capable of receiving a wedge shaped locking key.

The preferred form of locking key consists of a pair of wedge shaped members 20 one of which is slightly longer than the other as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and which are secured together adjacent their upper ends by any desired means, such for instance as shown at 21. It will be seen that by driving the wedges into the slots 19, the

rods 15 and 16 will be drawn in opposite directions consequently gripping the rails to a greater degree. By spreading the members 20 as shown in Fig. 2 the wedge shaped locking key may be securely retained in its relative position. As one of the members 20 is slightly longer than the other the spreading of the members is greatly facilitated.

Attention is now directed to Fig. 3 of the drawings. As set forth above it is de-' sirable to retain the rails 14 against upward movement. This may be accomplished by the proper formation of the bent portion 17 and the clamps l8. In'Fig. 3 the specific formation of the bent portion 17 and the clamp 18 is shown to advantage, it being recognized that each is so formed as to effectually engage" the upper edge of the base flange of the rail. This may be accomplished by forming the radius of the bent portions 17 of therods and the clamps 18 smaller than the radius of the rail base. Consequently it will be seen that a desired wedging action will be exerted on the base flange of the rails.

From the foregoing it is believed that the advantages and novel features of our invention will be readily understood and,

The

therefore, further detailed description is tion, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a rail tie, a body structure, means to close the ends of said body structure,said body structure being cut out to provide rail seats, and rail engagingmeans extending through said closing means to project in proximity to said rail seats, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A rail tie including in combination,a

hollow body structure, ballast means arranged in said body structure, caps having connection with the ends of said body structure, said body structure being cut-out to provide rail seats, and rail fastening means cooperating with said caps and extending within said body structure in proximity to said rail sets.

3. A tie including in combination a tubu lar body structure, caps arranged at the ends of said body structure, ballast means carried within said body structure, said body structure being cut-out to provide a pair of rail seats, a pair of rails engaged V with said seats, and means to lock rails in positionextending interiorly of said body a tie including a tubularbody structure,

caps carried by and closingthe ends of said body structure, said body structure being cut-out to provide seats for said rails, a pair of rods carried within said body structure, one end of each rod being upturned to engage the base flange of the opposite ones of said rails, the other end of said rods projecting through opposite ones I of said caps, clamps on said rods to engage opposite ones of said rails, and means 'engaged with said rod to draw the samerin opposite directions to lock said rails in position.

5. In combination with a. pair of rails, a

body p p i d by and closing the ends of said body portion, said body portion being provided with a pair of cutouts for receiving said rails, a portion. of

said rails extending interiorly of said body In testimony whereof We affix our signaportion whereby lateral movement is pretures in presence of two Witnesses.

vented, and means arranged interior-1y of JOHN H. STOTLEMEYER. said body portion to lock said rails against JAMES B. HUNTER. 5 upward movement, said last mentioned Witnesses:

means being operative from a point ex- J. S. R. SHARP, teriorly of said body portion. A. AMUNDSEN.

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